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I think between 9 and 10 months. It was more of a habit for her than anything. I sent DH in to soothe her instead of going in myself. If things got crazy I would go in, but I only had to do that once or twice. Within a week she was over it.

DS1 was 2 years old. We coslept and when he'd want to nurse I'd tell him not now and I'd try to comfort him because he's get upset. It was hard for a few nights because he was pretty mad about it, but luckily it only took a few nights before it was all over.

DS1 is 15 months and I'd like to night wean in the next few months.

Right now we still nurse to sleep & through the night, I don't see that changing anytime soon... I figure it will probably be the last thing we cut but who knows what P has planned. From all that I've found breastmilk to teeth is much like water & since nursing requires a different sucking "mechanic" it's not like a bottle would be on teeth.

Here's some interesting info on breastmilk & tooth decay:
http://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/tooth-decay/

He actually night weaned when he STTN at 12 weeks. We still nurse to sleep, but no overnight nursing sessions. (He's 5 months now). When we do have occasional night time wakeups, we paci or using a lovey to get him back down to sleep.

@Mrsbells: I though the issue with milk and teeth is when it's in a bottle and a baby takes the bottle to sleep--the milk is then sitting in the baby's mouth/on the teeth and causing decay? In breastfeeding, it seems like it wouldn't be possible to just have milk sitting in the baby's mouth, as she would need to be actively sucking to get it? But maybe that's wrong!

No advice on the night weaning thing, we're no wehere close yet.

i'm thinking about this and my LO is 5 months. Seems so cruel to not give her anything when she wakes in the night, but I know she can do it because she was STTN for about 6 weeks when she was younger. So hard...